Re: bin/50557: build.sh does not run on Nixos

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

The following reply was made to PR bin/50557; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)
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Subject: Re: bin/50557: build.sh does not run on Nixos
Date: Mon, 30 May 2016 11:17:38 -0400

 On May 30,  2:50pm, kre%munnari.OZ.AU@localhost (Robert Elz) wrote:
 -- Subject: Re: bin/50557: build.sh does not run on Nixos
 
 |  Actually, they don't, quoting has long been removed by the time command
 |  execution (an path searching etc) are done.
 |  
 |  eg: (using an old NetBSD sh, not the current one)
 |  
 |  $ f
 |  f: not found
 |  $ f() { echo hello; }
 |  $ f
 |  hello
 |  $ \f
 |  hello
 |  $ 'f'
 |  hello
 |  
 |  The same applies to built ins...
 |  
 |  $ echo -e hhh\\tiii
 |  hhh     iii
 |  $ /bin/echo -e hhh\\tiii
 |  -e hhh\tiii
 |  $ 'echo' -e hhh\\tiii
 |  hhh     iii
 |  
 
 Ah, it only applies to alias expansion.
 
 christos